Hey just curious on how to store my 84 z28 for the winter. I living saskatchewan canada, so it gets pretty rough up here, like
-40 degrees celcius on a bad day. I am buying a car cover and i dont know if i should jack it up, empty the gas, or do whatever. So gimmie some hints on winter storage please, ill try anything.




ps. I also have a k&n air filter so should i take it off and put rags or something in the carb or just leave it and put a towel on it.. or am i just an idiot all together.

 

Do a search for car storage or something like that, you should get all the answers you want.

 

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thanks guys, i decided i would just get a car cover , put news papers al ovver the engine, wax it, and put towels on the seats. Pretty much put a towel or newspaper anywhere that moisture can get to. Also im going to fill the tires to about 40 or 50 psi

 

mine will be getting a car cover, and jackstands.

going to try and do some wiring, body work, and what ever else i can think of.

probably some suspension work.

 

I'd make sure your car covers are able to "breathe" so that moisture that may condense umder them can evaporate. Less chance for rust. Concerning rust, keeping a car outside can be better than in a garage because a garage won't get as cold and water vapor in the garage can cause rust instead of being safely frozen into ice.

 

SciGuy,

This is going to seem like a little flaming, but I assure you it isn't intended that way.

I can't see where the evaporated moisture/rust theory has a lot of validity. My TA has been stored in a heated garage since the winter of 1986-87. I live at about the same lattitude as you (just slightly north) and it only gets to -30°F here, but as you know we DO love to spread the seasoning on our roads.

After careful storage and preparation, I don't have a lot of rust on the body, or many other signs of corrosion or problems in the original paint - even in the sensitive areas like wheel openings, body openings, and the aluminum wheels themselves:













I have a method that I follow that seems to have worked for me. Then again, it may all go to hell in a handbasket in another year or so, turning into a rust bucket overnight. I just don't see any of it yet.

 

Ok, maybe I'm wrong, but that's what I heard once. Actually, my car has been garaged for the past 13 winters, unheated except for a heater to help with starting on especially cold days. It has very little rust too. I figured I was lucky somehow. I think the exact temp I heard that was bad was about 40F because it's too cold for the water to evaporate well from the car, and too warm to freeze the water, so it tends to stay wet. I don't remember where I heard that from but it was a long time ago. Maybe it was more common in the past when there were less effective rustproofing methods.